NOOOOOOO – agave snout weevil sighting in my garden
In August, I blogged about an agave snout weevil infestation in a friend’s house a couple of blocks away. I was definitely concerned about the agaves in my garden, but I didn’t notice any suspicious signs at the time. Maybe I didn’t take it seriously enough, didn’t look carefully. If I was too complacent, I no longer am now. The day of reckoning has come, because the agave snout weevil is officially here. Agave shawii × potatorum , a beautiful hybrid by Jeremy Spath I began with me noticing that the Agave shawii × potatorum in the front yard looked a bit lopsided. Granted, Agave shawii and hybrids involving Agave shawii often have a bit of a lean to them, as if they’re reaching for the sun. But the angle on this particular plant was more pronounced than you would expect. Sure enough, when I nudged it, it wiggled every which way – an agave firmly rooted into the ground wouldn’t do that. It took very little effort to lift the entire plant straight up. This is what I found on the unde...